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You make a lot of good points. I think I'll try running slower for a few weeks and see how it feels. I'll enjoy the fuel savings too. I pass dozens of expedited vans every week, I don't remember ever having one pass me. This EO forum just keeps making me a better and smarter driver. Thanks to...

Wow!!! That's impressive milage. If prices keep going up maybe I will slow down. It's just 65 feels like your not getting anywhere. Mine is a 3500 but I can't see where that would make any difference.

What year is your 4.8 ? Do you have the 6 speed auto? That's great milage! I do run faster then you, normally a couple miles over. In ND that means 77-78 mph. That's when I only get in the 16s. I like to get wherever I'm going ASAP. OMV will now tell me to slow down and save money. LOL

That's good milage for a 6.0 with the hight and length of your truck body. I'm not sure what others are getting with their 4.8 but I get 16.3 on a bad windy day and about 17.5 on a nice calm day. I have the 4 speed automatic transmission with 3.73 gearing. I got lucky once with about a 40 mph...

Hey Turtle, if I pull them out to look at them and check gap! At that point I would change them regardless of how they look. Changing them is too much work to put them back. After reading the comments, I'll change them before winter but I have no urgency to do them immediately. Thanks for all...

I have about 100,000 miles on my 2006 Chevrolet Express CV. I wanted to change spark plugs, but my trusted mechanic says not to bother. He claims the platinum plugs run way farther then that. How often do you other guys change plugs and do they look bad when you take them out? Also have you seen...

Happy Birthday. Take a break today.

Empty in Joplin MO

I run a 2006 Chevrolet Express 3500 standard length.

I run for one main carrier, they are my bread and butter. I only call the other two carriers when I'm already out and think I may have a problem getting out of an area. More eyes, more boards. So I'm not normally showing more then once. For example this week I have only been running for my main...

I have my own insurance including cargo insurance. I also have each carrier listed seperately as "additional insured". I've had it work quite a few times without a problem, but like you said, the conditions need to work out perfectly, which happens only occasionally. But when it does, you have a...

Question! If your working for multiple carriers, can you carry more then one load on your truck? Example, heading to PA for one carrier and another has a box that needs to be dropped in Detroit. Leaving from WI or IL it would certainly be possible to do. Is it legal? Is it allowed by carriers...

Waiting for the beaver jokes! LOL

Still in Kansas City at the J along with no less then 6 other CV's and Sprinters. Looks like it will be tough to move from here. If nothing happens by 4 pm I think I'll just DH home for the weekend.

I know of one company that uses a prepaid debt card. They estimate the amount of fuel needed for the run, and load that much on the card. If a breakdown should occur, she could add more funds to the card instantly through a transfer on the Internet. Never could get screwed by more then what was...

Spending tonight at the J in Kansas City MO. 2,593 miles this week since Tuesday morning. As of right now, no DH yet. We'll see what morning brings.

Darn it. Lonely out here, could use more!

It's kind of funny that they were bailed out and I still lost every penny that I had invested in GM stock. Lucky I did good with Ford.

Do you think he will try and change the law about only being allowed two terms? I think he wants to hold that office forever!

Got really lucky today, the freight gods are looking out for me. Made my delivery in Havre MT at 4:30am this morning, slept until about 1:00pm. Got the call, freight going from Havre MT down to Kansas City KS with p/u ready now. Only 900#. No DH. I'm on my way. Very Happy. :-D